Steering-gear.



J. L. GOSS.

STEEBiNG GEAR. APPLICATKON man DEC.2. 191s.

Patented July 3, 19m

R O T N E V m \NITNESSES ATTORNEY STEEEING-GELR.

Specification of letters Patent.

iPstented July 3, 1951?.

.lipplicetion filed flleceznbcr 2;; rare. I Serial no. 134,532.

2' 22 oil whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJoH'n L. Gross, eiciti zen of the L F ton, in thecounty of lllontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Steering-Geers,of which the following ise specification.This invention relates to for mote vehicles the ob3ect in' vlew being toprovide steering gear capable ofbeing oppliedto machines already in useis wellas to machines during. the nienufecture thereof, the improvedsteerlng geer'rendere mg the vehicle comparatively easier to steer,being productive of e steedier steering action, avoiding the webblingmove ments' or": the steering wheels now so glaringly noticeoblc incertain types of motor vehicles, and also rendering the machine 210 muchsafer in traveling over loose roadsurfaces such es gravel, send, mud-,-snow, ice end'thc like. v 1

With the above and other objects in View, l the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts,

herein described, illustrated and claimed. In the accompanying drawing gFigure 1- is at side eievstion partly in sec jgtion showing the relationof the improved 3Q steering gear to the steering shaft of e nio- Icausing the steering wheels'to wobble or tor vehicle. I

Fig. 2 is at front elevation of the some. Referring to the drawings 1designates the steering shaft of a inotor vehicle provided as usual atthe upper extremity thereof with the hand wheel i In carrying out thisinvention, 1 provide [i supporting bracket 3 having e'sleeve likeportion l through which the shaft 1 extends and in which it is adaptedto turn, the cylindrical or sleeve like portion i being provided with e;grease cup 5 so that grease may be injected into the bearing portion ofthe bracket 4 The bracket 3 comprises an arm 6 the end portion oi whichis curved or defiected to enable a brace to be fastened there-- to, saidbrace extending laterally from the arm 6 and being connected to a fixedpart 5i oi: the engine or engine base as shown. Ex-

- tending" laterally from the arm 6 is a iiulcruni post 8 upon which isjournuled an internally toothed sector gear 9 which meshes with a.pinion 10 fast on the steering shaft 1 end secured in place thereon bytnstening nited States, residingntilleyg Fig. Q-"and formed with abearing opening is to lit the steering gear means 11, theletter beingshown in the form or a nut threaded on the shaft 1."

Thegee'r 9 ishcort shaped e'sshown in postS, said post being providedwith ahead or shoulder 13' to hold the sector geer'inplsce.vided-Withen'arm l l'arranged at the opposite; side ofthe fulcrwn post,8 from the in ternei teeth; of the sector gear, said arm terminating ina ball 16 to which is litt'ztohcd the usuzihste'ering gear connecting"The s'ectorlgeer is prorodl? formed withe socket 18 to receive the ball16... I The fulcrum post 8 extends through an opening in the arm 6 ofthebracket inwhich it is threaded as shown and associated with the threadedextremity of. the post. 8 is e grease cup 19 which communicates with a.

feed channel 20 which extends longitudinally of the post 8 and has itsterminal or" discharge end deflected as shown at 21s'0'as to conduct thegrease or other lubricant to the external surface of the post 8 so as tolubricate the bearing opening, 12; i of the internal sector gear. Thearm 14 with its ball 16 is so arranged that the ball 16 lies above theusual-spindle connect-ingrod 22 thus providing the' up and down .motionof the body and frame of the vehicle without oscillate and cause anuncertain or unsteady movement of the vehicle. By overcoming thistendency of the steering wheels to wobble, the steering of the vehicleis'rendered much steedier, better control is obteined by the operator ofthe machine and this is especially noticeable when traveling over looseroad surfaces. The device as it whole may be applied to several Wellknown and popular types of motor velicles now in common use and has themerit of being capable of being attached to such machines now in use andafter leaving the factory, without any alterationwhetever in the vehicleitself and Without requiring the services of skilled mechanic.

Having thus claim: 1

1. The combination with the steering shaft of 2. motor vehicle, of epinion fast thereon, an internally toothed. sector gear meshing withsaid pinion and actuated thereby, a. bracket embodying it bearingportion for the steering shaft, a fulcrum post extending described myinvention, 1 v

fromsaid bracket and having said sector gearqo'urnaled thereon, and anarm extendhave the steering gear connecting rod attached thereto.

, 2. The combination With the steering shaft of a motor vehicle, of apinion fast thereon, an internally toothed sector gear meshing with saidpinion and actuated thereby, a

bracket embodying a bearing portion for the steering shaft, a fulcrumpost extending from said bracket and having said sector gear journaledthereon, an arm extending from said sector gear and adapted to have thesteering gear connecting rod attached thereto, said fulcrum postextending through the bracket and formed with a passage for conductinglubricant to the fulcrum point of said sector gear, and a lubricant cupatr tached to one end of said fulcrum post. ing from said 'sector .gearand adapted to 3. T he combination With the steering shaft of a motorvehicle, of a pinion fast thereon, an internally toothed sector gearmeshing with said pinion and actuated thereby, a bracket embodying abearing portion for the steering shaft, a fulcrum post extending fromsaid bracket and having said sector gear journaled thereon, an armextending from said sector gear and adapted to have the steering gearconnecting rod attached thereto, and a brace extending from the bracketto a point having a fixed relation to the vehicle frame. r

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN L. sees.

